When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry… View this picture book about a little girl named Sophie who becomes angry with her sister for trying to play with the stuffed gorilla that she wants to play with. When Sophie gets angry at her sister, she runs away from her house and climbs a big beech tree… Read more »
“People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.” – Walter Landor
***A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8-year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think… “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it… Read more »
And Some New Promising Results Over the past several years schools throughout the USA have implemented various forms of assemblies where designated students are recognized for their various achievements. Recognition in front of others is typically an affirming experience although it’s critical if a teacher chooses this alternative to be aware of two principles. 1…. Read more »
Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled,… Read more »
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life, but died in the United States from heart failure on the beginning of the new millennium. No one really knows how old he was, since his birth records were lost long ago in… Read more »
Support all attempts at verbal participation, but initially accept non-verbal attempts at communication (gestures, pointing, nodding, written notes). Gradually increase the expectations for verbal communication (mouthing the words; respond by saying “yes” or “no” only; whisper in teacher’s ear; whisper to a classmate out in the hall; etc.); over time, you can start to ignore… Read more »
Dina Balfour Ashley Falls School Del Mar Union School District When students in my class want to tattle I ask them to write their tattle in my “Official Report” Book (A construction paper cover with plain paper inside). Half the students forget why they were tattling once they are busy concentrating on sounding out words… Read more »
Leadership Ethics Code Uncommon Sense is the Ohio Secretary of State’s Model Business and Government Leadership Ethics Code. (Copyright 1998, CompassUSA.) Reproduction of Uncommon Sense in its entirety, without modification and for non-commercial resale use is herein granted. The Critical Importance of Truth: 1) SEEKING WISDOM: Ethical people tirelessly seek something greater than intelligence or… Read more »
“The Conscience of Children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the results of the moral atmosphere they breathe.” – Jean Paul Richter
